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Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the Department of Education building Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Judge: Women can get abortion pill without doctor visits

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Arizona will use experimental drug to help COVID-19 patients

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Doris Kelly, 57, sits in her home on Monday, June 29, 2020 in Ruffs Dale, Pa. Kelly was one of the first patients in a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center trial for COVID-19. “It felt like someone was sitting on my chest and I couldn’t get any air,” Kelley said of the disease. (AP Photo/Justin Merriman)

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE - Associated Press

US warns against Mexican sanitizer gel containing methanol

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Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's then-nominee to head the powerful Food and Drug Administration (FDA), speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Scott Gottlieb and AEI scholar agree: Officials have to stop politicizing mask-wearing

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) building is visible behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

FDA approves video game for treating ADHD in kids

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Tennessee stops handing out chemical-treated masks

By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2020 file photo, Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. A group of physicians has asked a federal court to suspend a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that requires patients to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to get an abortion pill. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, May 27 in Maryland on behalf of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Doctors sue to block FDA abortion pill rule during pandemic

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's then-nominee to head the powerful Food and Drug Administration (FDA), speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Scott Gottlieb, former FDA chief: U.S. must improve coronavirus testing for asymptomatic patients

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at a news conference to discuss testing statistics and contact tracing pertaining to COVID-10, Friday, May 8, 2020, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

Governor: Louisiana getting only drug approved for COVID-19

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

FDA says cows may have caused E. coli lettuce contamination

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump dismisses Nancy Pelosi ‘morbidly obese’ insult, hydroxychloroquine criticism

By Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House slams ‘apoplectic’ analysis after Trump said he’s taking hydroxychloroquine

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 23, 2020 file photo, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces an extension of the stay at home order for Illinois as well as a mandatory face covering order at his daily Illinois coronavirus update at the Thompson Center. Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia filed suit against the order, and a judge in southern Illinois ruled Monday, April 27, 2020, that the Illinois governor's order to stem the spread of the coronavirus exceeds his emergency authority and violates individual civil rights. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP File)

Senior aide to Illinois governor tests positive for COVID-19

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Governor’s lockdown to slow outbreak in Gallup expires

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This Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

FDA approves emergency authorization for new antigen COVID-19 tests

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's then-nominee to head the powerful Food and Drug Administration (FDA), speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dr. Scott Gottlieb: Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations will increase in May as states open up

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus stand widely spaced in line as they wait to enter the Forbidden City in Beijing, Friday, May 1, 2020. The Forbidden City reopened beginning on Friday, China's May Day holiday, to limited visitors after being closed to the public for more than three months during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

With quirks and restrictions, many states lift lockdowns

By Janet McConnaughey and Grant Schulte - Associated Press

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Annapolis, Md., with his wife, Yumi Hogan, right, where the governor announced Maryland has received a shipment from a South Korean company to boost the state's ability to conduct tests for COVID-19 by 500,000. Hogan said he asked his wife, who is Korean, to help negotiate with Korean officials, on March 28, and that set in motion 22 days of vetting and negotiations to bring the large increase in testing capacity to Maryland. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

FDA approves South Korean virus tests for use in Maryland

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This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

FDA warns against use of hydroxychloroquine outside of hospital or clinical trial

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times